Nothing is going well between the UP and the PRD? Read the letter from Adrien Houngbédji to the Minister of the Interior

Indeed, I am surprised by the content of this correspondence, because stating that the P.R.D. ceased to exist as of the date of its merger with the U.P. is completely contrary to reality, given the writings and facts. This is for at least four (04) reasons.

1º The merger agreement on which you rely was signed on August 21, 2022. However, following the signing of this agreement, you issued the P.R.D. its definitive receipt on August 26, 2022. The P.R.D., which existed before the protocol was signed, thus continued to exist afterward. Document No. 03

The request for the definitive receipt was also made by letter on August 24, 2022, after the signing of the protocol.

Thus, you yourself confirmed that the merger did not end the existence of the P.R.D.

2º The protocol of August 21, 2022 was signed pursuant to a resolution of the P.R.D.’s national council dated August 19, 2022. Document No. 04

This resolution explicitly states that the president of the P.R.D. is authorized to sign a merger protocol with the Union Progressiste (U.P.), in accordance with the provisions of articles 90 and 91 of the P.R.D.’s statutes.

These two articles state, in no uncertain terms, that “merger decisions cannot result in the dissolution of the P.R.D., which retains its attributes, its assets, and its functional autonomy, except those conceded. It may form a current within the new entity.” Document No. 05

The merger concluded through a resolution of the national council, therefore, did not result in the disappearance of the P.R.D.

You cannot ignore this since the statutes containing these provisions date from the congress of December 19, 2021; these statutes were regularly communicated to you the day after the congress, well before the merger agreement was signed.